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@misty-mckeithen You're welcome - I'm so glad you were already on the same page. I still have to go back in and fix things often after I've finished my painting. We see these things later on... part of the deal right? Not sure if it will look good - try it on another layer?

I love the feel of this! A few suggestions: Shape really matters to covey your story and make your characters more legible...take advantage of the attributes of each animal - for instance - the elephant has a really long trunk so play with that shape - turn him/her 3/4 view to get a better silhouette. The pig starts to flatten out but if you put that character behind the table the overlapping will create more depth. Same with the duck and rabbit - because they are closer to the viewer you can make them bigger and crop them out for more impact. Watch the ellipses on shapes like your cake and don't use same color as background as that will camouflage it from your viewer.

On the painting side: If you show a lot of white contrast spots in your illustration they will each beg for attention - think a class of kids all vying for your attention by yelling at the same time. Restrict your white "hot spots" to lights and highlights and try to limit them...I replaced the spherical lights with a string of lights to indicate overhead ambient lighting. If you have strong lights on the left and right and top of your illustration your shadows will be too complicated to render.

@mattramsey Hi Matt, I saw a few things in your painting - I don't know if you want to go back in since you're already in color... Anyway - I love the feel of the town - here are a few changes I would make. I hope you don't mind and keep rocking!

@Javier-Algarra You have a really nice drawing style - these are just a few pointers. In general - remember that your character has to take up space like any other object. It should be able to fit in a box that's drawn in perspective. Mine is really rough - just trying to convey a sense of volume in your character - which will make it more dynamic.